Table 1.

General information of each dataset

First author	GEO number	Platform	Sample source	Sample size (PP/NP)
Martin Hyrcza	GSE6740	GPL96; Affymetrix Human Genome U133A Array	CD4+ T cell CD8+ T cell	PP = 10; NP = 10 *3 NPs are ECs and 2 with extremely low viral load
W. Nicholas Haining	GSE24081	GPL3921; Affymetrix HT Human Genome U133A Array	CD8+ T cell	PP = 18;NP = 24 *All NPs are ECs
Gregory K Tharp	GSE57730	GPL570; Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array	Whole blood	PP = 7; NP = 5 *All NPs are VNPs

PP progressor, NP nonprogressor, EC elite controllers, VNP viremic nonprogressor